The Ashley Madison Hack

The online dating website which specialized in extramarital affairs had a data breach on July, 2015. Millions of users' account information including emails, addresses, names, and credit cards were released and posted on the internet. The hacker group that performed this data breach called themselves "The Impact Team". They said that they were taking down an immoral site that was a burden to society. Although that having an affair is a terrible act to commit, people should keep in mind the affect this had on the families of the members. Many families were torn apart and some people even commited suicide due to this hack. Besides the question of the morality of the hack, this data breach also teaches lessons about online security. It comes to show that when someone puts their information out online, there is always a risk.